Galatians 3:12 Cross References

Galatians 3:12

12: How different from this way of faith is the way of law, which says, "If you wish to find life by obeying the law, you must obey all of its commands."

Leviticus 18:5

  1. If you obey my laws and regulations, you will find life through them. I am the LORD.

Romans 10:5

  1. For Moses wrote that the law's way of making a person right with God requires obedience to all of its commands.
  2. But the way of getting right with God through faith says, "You don't need to go to heaven" (to find Christ and bring him down to help you).

Romans 4:14

  1. So if you claim that God's promise is for those who obey God's law and think they are "good enough" in God's sight, then you are saying that faith is useless. And in that case, the promise is also meaningless.

Romans 11:6

  1. And if they are saved by God's kindness, then it is not by their good works. For in that case, God's wonderful kindness would not be what it really is--free and undeserved.

Romans 4:16

  1. So that's why faith is the key! God's promise is given to us as a free gift. And we are certain to receive it, whether or not we follow Jewish customs, if we have faith like Abraham's. For Abraham is the father of all who believe.

Romans 4:4

  1. When people work, their wages are not a gift. Workers earn what they receive.
  2. But people are declared righteous because of their faith, not because of their work.

Luke 10:25

  1. One day an expert in religious law stood up to test Jesus by asking him this question: "Teacher, what must I do to receive eternal life?"
  2. Jesus replied, "What does the law of Moses say? How do you read it?"
  3. The man answered, "'You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind.' And, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'"
  4. "Right!" Jesus told him. "Do this and you will live!"

Romans 9:30

  1. Well then, what shall we say about these things? Just this: The Gentiles have been made right with God by faith, even though they were not seeking him.
  2. But the Jews, who tried so hard to get right with God by keeping the law, never succeeded.
  3. Why not? Because they were trying to get right with God by keeping the law and being good instead of by depending on faith. They stumbled over the great rock in their path.

Matthew 19:17

  1. "Why ask me about what is good?" Jesus replied. "Only God is good. But to answer your question, you can receive eternal life if you keep the commandments."

Nehemiah 9:29

  1. You warned them to return to your law, but they became proud and obstinate and disobeyed your commands. They did not follow your regulations, by which people will find life if only they obey. They stubbornly turned their backs on you and refused to listen.

Ezekiel 20:11

  1. There I gave them my laws so they could live by keeping them. Yes, all those who keep them will live!

Ezekiel 20:13

  1. "But the people of Israel rebelled against me, and they refused to obey my laws there in the wilderness. They wouldn't obey my instructions even though obedience would have given them life. And they also violated my Sabbath days. So I threatened to pour out my fury on them, and I made plans to utterly consume them in the desert.
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